We had a great time playing Dumplins Live Ska on Saturday night at the Fiddler’s Elbow near Chalk Farm in Camden.
It was good to be able to play lots of our more obscure 60s ska tunes as we this was an audience that had definitely come to hear proper ska, and not the old chestnuts that every ska band can play (much as we love them).
And as the Skatalites were capable of turning any tune that caught their fancy into a ska number, we were happy to play a few of our more modern covers too.
So this is what we played.
- Chinatown
- Latin Goes Ska
- I’m in the Mood For Love
- You’re Wondering Now
- Alley Cat Ska
- Man In The Street
- Enola Gay
- Price Tag
- Work Song
- 99 Red Balloons
- Tainted Love
- My Boy Lollipop
As it’s the summer and not all the band were available we had two guests.
- Rachel Musson on alto sax has played with us once before, but it was a good few years ago. A seriously good jazz player, she has had a four star review in the Guardian.
- Phil Short played guitar with us for the first time. We doubt that many in the audience would have guessed that this was the first time most of the band had ever met him, let alone played with him. He is clearly a rising star.
We didn’t take any photos or videos so have nothing to share. but if anyone took any and wants to share, our Facebook page is a good place to put them.
UPDATE:
A couple of pictures of the audience have emerged. They seem to be having a good time.
